QuickDraw

QuickDraw provides a number of tools to create and manipulate keyframes for individual strokes drawn using the built-in Paint Effect. If you’re handy with a Wacom tablet or even drawing with your mouse, once you’ve traced your source text layer or line drawing QuickDraw makes the animation and timing process a piece of cake.

Each stroke in a Paint Effect has animatable properties including an “End” property. By setting two keyframes at 0% and 100% the stroke is drawn on. QuickDraw is a collection of methods for setting and manipulating these keyframes.

New Features as of v1.07

• Updated to work with macOS Catalina (license issue).
• Faster and more stable method for stroke measurement.
• Painted layers with expressions and keyframes are managed when creating a parented Track Matte layer.
• Choose the color of the generated Track Matte layer.
• All QuickDraw options are saved to your After Effects preferences.

QuickDraw Features

• Equal duration and frequency – one click.
• Sequencing of existing keyframes (most useful after tweaking preset keyframes), with options for overlap or padding.
• Staggering of existing keyframes.
• Keyframes set between IN and OUT points on the Timeline with keyframe spacing proportionate to stroke length.
• High accuracy stroke length measurement option – default method counts the stroke vertices, the other sums segment lengths.
• Calculated stroke lengths cached in Stroke name (saves recalculating when experimenting with timings).
• 2 track matte options – via duplicate layer or alternatively achieved in Effects stack.
• Set keyframes from playhead position (default is from layer in point).
• Select strokes in the Timeline or Layer Viewer and animate selected only.
• Filter strokes by Brush or Eraser type (based on stroke names).